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ENVIRONMENTALISM
NEWS
Prep School pupil launches
new plastic project to help
reduce waste
ONE RESOURCEFUL YEAR 7 PUPIL, FLORENCE M, HAS LAUNCHED A NEW SCHOOL
SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE TO TURN PLASTIC BOTTLE TOPS INTO MATERIALS FOR
THE CLASSROOM.
According to research by the United
lessons to create new products such as
Nations, plastic is now the largest
keyrings, coasters and fridge magnets.
contributor to marine pollution (85%),
36% of which is plastic packaging.
Florence said: “There is so much plastic
Motivated by a desire to make a change,
that gets dumped in the ocean, but
Florence decided to take matters into her
nothing really seems to be happening
own hands by placing plastic bottle top
about it. We decided we needed to start
collection bins around the school. The
raising awareness about this in school,
collected bottle tops are then separated
and asked people to donate bottle tops so
into colours and melted down during DT
that we could make something out of them
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